#University of Bristol

Author: Brian Switek / Source: Science News for Students Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs. These prehistoric flying reptiles belonged to a family all their own. But scientists now report that pterosaurs (TAIR-oh-sors) and dinosaurs shared one important trait. Both had protofeathers. The dinosaurs

Author: Noor Al-Samarrai / Source: Atlas Obscura Medieval fragments of Arthurian legend have been sitting in the Bristol Central Library for hundreds of years and no one noticed—until now. The newly discovered text—hidden in a later book—tells of a battle in which Merlin leads a charge using a

Author: Science News Staff / Source: Science News Abnormal proteins tied to Parkinson’s disease may form in the gut before traveling through the body’s nervous system to the brain, Laura Beil reported in “A gut-brain link for Parkinson’s gets a closer look” (SN: 12/8/18, p. 22). The vagus nerve

Source: Good News Network As a means of putting their plastic to good use, this university is offering bubble wrap to their students to help them de-stress. The ‘stress-relief packs’ are being handed out at Bristol University to help undergraduates fight exam nerves. The packets of bubble wrap

Author: Jennifer Leman / Source: Science News Some moths aren’t so easy for bats to detect. The cabbage tree emperor moth has wings with tiny scales that absorb sound waves sent out by bats searching for food. That absorption reduces the echoes that bounce back to bats, allowing Bunaea alcinoe